Actresses Top 20 List [#14 - #12]

#14

Name: Summer Glau.
Born: 24 July 1981, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
Known roles: Firefly (2002), Serenity (2005), The 4400 (2004).
Saw her first in: Firefly (2002).
My favorite movie: Serenity (2005).
Upcoming Projects: Initiation of Sarah (2006).
Comments: With only one big movie under her belt (Serenity), Summer is probably the least known actress to have a spot on my top 20 actresses list. But with her beauty and talent she really deserves it. Now it's up to the film makers to realize her value and offer her more roles - Now! :)

More info on Summer: IMDB, Wikipedia.
More pictures of Summer on DarkEyez HQ: Who Killed the Electric Car? Premiere.

#13

Name: Shawnee Smith.
Born: 3 July 1970, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA.
Known roles: Becker (1998), Saw (2004), Saw II (2005).
Saw her first in: Iron Eagle (1986).
My favorite movie: Who's Harry Crumb? (1989).
Upcoming Projects: Saw III (2006).
Comments: Shawnee has been a favorite of mine since I saw her together with John Candy in Who's Harry Crumb? over 15 years ago. It's impossible to be any cuter than she was in that movie. Since the end of the 90's Shawnee has starred in a couple of TV Series (or movies made for TV) but she has also landed a couple of minor roles in blockbusters such as Armageddon and The Island. Many people now recognise her from the two Saw movies. Be sure to check her out next month when she repeats her role as Amanda Young in Saw III.

More info on Shawnee: IMDB, Wikipedia
More pictures of Shawnee on DarkEyez: Saw II Promos

#12

Name: Michelle Williams.
Born: 9 September 1980, Kalispell, Montana, USA.
Known roles: Dawson's Creek (1998), Imaginary Heroes (2004), Brokeback Mountain (2005).
Saw her first in: Species (1995).
My favorite movie: The Station Agent (2003).
Upcoming Projects: Brontë (2007), I'm Not There (2006).
Comments: Although Katie Holmes turned out to be the most famous of the girls from Dawson's Creek I have always believed Michelle is the better actress. She might not be a classic beauty but I think she has a unique look.

More info on Michelle: IMDB, Wikipedia.
More pictures of Michelle on DarkEyez: The 78th Annual Academy Awards, Golden Globes

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Academy Awards 2006

As you probably already know the 78th Annual Academy Awards was held last night. The biggest suprise was that Crash won Best Motion Picture of the Year instead of Brokeback Mountain. Other winners were Reese Witherspoon (best actress) and Philip Seymour Hoffman (best actor).

Here are all the winners:

• Crash (Best Motion Picture of the Year), (Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen) & (Best Achievement in Editing)
• Philip Seymour Hoffman (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
• Reese Witherspoon (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role)
• George Clooney (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
• Rachel Weisz (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
• Ang Lee (Best Achievement in Directing - Brokeback Mountain)
• Brokeback Mountain (Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published), (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score)
• Memoirs of a Geisha (Best Achievement in Cinematography), (Best Achievement in Art Direction) & (Best Achievement in Costume Design)
• Hustle & Flow (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song)
• The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Best Achievement in Makeup)
• King Kong (Best Achievement in Sound), (Best Achievement in Sound Editing) & (Best Achievement in Visual Effects)
• Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (Best Animated Feature Film of the Year)
• Tsotsi (Best Foreign Language Film of the Year)
• March of the Penguins (Best Documentary, Features)
• A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin (Best Documentary, Short Subjects)
• The Moon and the Son (Best Short Film, Animated)
• Six Shooter (Best Short Film, Live Action)

For a complete list of all nominees and winners, go visit IMDB's Academy Awards site.

I have a lot of pictures from the awards but I decided to focus on the red carpet arrivals (from top to bottom: Hilary Swank, Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Garner, Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Alba, Keira Knightley, Michelle Williams, Nicole Kidman, Rachel Weisz, Reese Witherspoon, Salma Hayek, Samantha Harris, Sandra Bullock, Uma Thurman and Vanessa Minnillo)

Visit my other blog DarkEyezHQ for more high quality pics of Reese Witherspoon from the Awards.

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